MetaFilter posts tagged with interaction

Bouncy Laser Awesomeness

nfg — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:10:37 -0800

Awesome Interactive Laser Demo (via) Some technical info on the implementation can be found here and here, some background on the concepts behind the original installation are here, and a cool musical application here.

Trading goods along social networks since 2003

furtive — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:49:08 -0800

Kate Rich has run the Feral Trade grocery business trading goods along social networks since 2003. Feral Trade forges new, 'wild' trade routes between art, business and social interaction. Goods hitchhike on other sources of movement, harnessing the surplus freight potential of social and cultural travel to haul grocery items intercity, often using other artists and curators as mules. An online courier database provides a live, public view of all movements in the network.

Interaction and the buildings of tomorrow

nthdegx — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:25:17 -0800

Two articles on how interaction may shape the buildings, work places and urban spaces of tomorrow: Design Week's Study takes sensory approach to improve office of the future [which mentions Duncan Wilson, who works with and blogs about this stuff]; and City of Sound's The Personal Well-Tempered Environment.

Usability issues and principles

psmealey — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:43:39 -0800

30 Usability Issues to be aware of In this article we present 30 important usability issues, terms, rules and principles which are usually forgotten, ignored or misunderstood. What is the difference between readability and legibility? What exactly does 80/20 or Pareto principle mean? What is the law of proximity? What is meant with minesweeping and satisficing? And what is Progressive Enhancement and Graceful Degradation? What is banner blindness? How can you measure eye-tracking? Why fold area isn't that important. OK, it’s time to dive in.

Problem Code 1-1: Piranha plant clogging warp pipe

designbot — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:49:57 -0800

User interface design so epically bad you need a strategy guide to defeat it. Presenting The Legend of FacilityFocus.

History Of The Button

jack_mo — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:42:31 -0800

History of the Button, a weblog devoted to 'tracing the history of interaction design through the history of the button, from flashlights to websites and beyond'. This presentation [4.5MB .pdf] provides a quick-fire pictorial history of the things we push to do stuff.

holloway — Wed, 11 Apr 2001 03:43:18 -0800

"You are about to activate your first gesture command in Opera. A gesture command is activated by pressing the right mouse button, and while holding it down, performing a simple movement with the mouse, and then releasing the button"... such as left going back a page, or down opening a new window. Aliens bless gesture interfaces, and Molyneux.